This is my first post of the year 2016. The 93rd one in my journey of 1.5 years of blogging. I have had my hands full for the last few days with a lot of external assignments. Thank you to the lord almighty to let me peek outside the brick and mortar wall. I have […]
8:00 am : You hear the significant bhut bhut bhud….of the Yezdi whizzing past the by-lanes, onto the road and off to steel plant. That is my father going off to office with a two-course breakfast and tea. The office is 8 miles from home. 12:00 am : The by-lane is again coherent with the Yezdi one swift turn […]
When your child completes one year then you can’t wait for the big day. It’s a milestone which adds a cheer to any mother’s heart. You start planning for the D-day much before you can think of. With perfect invitations, best wardrobe, luscious cake and drooling decor all are running wild in your planning days. […]
I had just finished my 12th grade and was standing at the most awkward corner of my life. A point in your life when you are completely indecisive about what you want to be and what has fate curated for you. I wanted to become a doctor but my entrance scores showed a dropping electro cardiogram […]
Today’s recipe takes me to the days when glossy advertisements for alcohol were allowed on national television. Without glorifying the consumption of liquor I will stick to my memories. With no pre-conditioned notion of what Bacardi was, I just kept humming this reggae day in and day out. One day my mother got hold of […]
The story today is titled “Shadow” which is widely accepted as negative space and lies in the person’s subconscious mind. I am somewhere in between the right and wrong of shadow and would like to present my story. My mother had this weird obsession of starting my fundamental education from an Anglo indian teacher. She […]
Festival of colours The festival of colours is round the corner and there is still so much left to do.The HOLI Festival takes place on the day of the full moon of the Phaluga month and is one of the most famous celebrations in the northern parts of India. At this Hindu-Festival people celebrate the […]
My hubby is busy watching his crime series and I am writing down my weekly special feature on Valentine’s day Aphrodisiacs.In between his popcorn munching he notices the word Aphrodisiacs.Curiosity kills the cat and he blurts out “Is this a new movie from Mel Gibson ?” (Hmm…men will be men…that was Apocalypto…and your query is […]
This is a super Healthy Veggie Burger. My today’s recipe of Chickpea,Soya chunks and Halloumi burger will give Mac Donald a run for his money…(Wait did I overdo it or rather should I be vain) Well…pause….You cook and let me know 🙂 You have already met my sister in my previous posts Lingomberry Douffin.Its time to throw […]
When the stork visited my mother she was cooking and in a hurry she forgot to carry the silver spoon but rather dropped the silver knife.No really I mean it literally….I don’t know since when but definitely from early childhood I have been agile with the knife.It was a default that each Sunday meal will […]